The Kamloops Fire Centre has not had a very busy season so far thanks to the wet weather.

Fire Information Officer Taylor MacDonald says there have been just 40 fires in the region since fire season began on April 1st. “That have burned 119 hectares in the Kamloops Fire Centre. So that is quite a bit lower than our 10 year average in the Kamloops Fire Centre which is 104 fires with 1,613 hectares burned.”

As of Tuesday there is one fire active in the region. It is in the Allenby Creek area near Princeton and is listed at just 0.01 hectares in size. “We did see a bit of lightning pass through the region last night and could have potentially started some holdover fires so we’re still assessing some reports that have come in form last night, but other than that I think most of the lightning that came in last night was followed by quite a bit of precipitation.”

MacDonald says the fire danger rating in the Kamloops Fire Centre is low which is up a bit from the very low rating that was in place last week.

“We’ve been seeing a lot of periodic rainfall throughout the spring months and into the summer months as well. And it just really depends on how often and how much rain fall that we do see. So rainfall that is revived periodically throughout the spring and into June and into July has kept our larger fuels quite wet and quite damp.”

Across all of British Columbia there have been 194 fires burning 659 hectares since April 1st. The 10 year average is 2,023 fires burning 13,240 hectares.

If you are planning to have a fire anytime soon, MacDonald reminds everyone to be careful, never leave camp fires unattended and make sure they are cool to the touch if you’re planning to leave them.